Mark 15:18

Mark 15:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
• New International Version (NIV)And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Context of Mark 15:18

16The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace and called together the whole troop. 17They dressed him in purple, twisted some thorns into a crown, and placed it on his head. Then they began to greet him, “Long live the king of the Jews!” 19They kept hitting him on the head with a stick, spitting on him, and kneeling in front of him with false humility. 20After the soldiers finished making fun of Jesus, they took off the purple cape and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

Mark 15:18 word by word

καὶ ἤρξαντο ἀσπάζεσθαι αὐτόν· χαῖρε βασιλεῦ τῶν Ἰουδαίων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to saluteἀσπάζομαιaspazomai · to pay respects toG782
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Hailχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453

Cross-references for Mark 15:18

• Mark 15:29Those who passed by insulted him. They shook their heads and said, “What a joke! You were going to tear down God’s temple and build it again in three days.
• Genesis 37:10When he told his father and his brothers, his father criticized him by asking, “What’s this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers come and bow down in front of you?”
• Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. So he’s Israel’s king! Let him come down from the cross now, and we’ll believe him.
• Luke 23:36The soldiers also made fun of him. They would go up to him, offer him some vinegar,
• John 19:14The time was about noon on the Friday of the Passover festival. Pilate said to the Jews, “Look, here’s your king!”

Commentaries on Mark 15:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death of the vilest malefactors. Thus the cross and the shame are put together. God having been dishonoured by the sin of man, Christ made satisfaction by submitting to the greatest disgrace human nature could be loaded with. It was a cursed death; thus it was branded by the Jewish law, De 21:23. The Roman soldiers mocked our Lord Jesus as a King; thus in the high priest's hall the servants…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18King of the Jews: This was the official charge for which the Romans declared Jesus guilty (15:2, 26).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 15:18

• Irony
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Soldiers

In the dictionaries

• King of the Jews
• Compel
• Consultation
• Content
• Release
• Superscription
• Witness
• Games
• Greeting
• Hail (2)

Commentaries on Mark 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings